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Answer:

(0, 9)

Explanation:

  • First we need to find the equations of each line!
  • What I'd do is use the equation:
  • gradient (m) = change in y ÷ change in x
  • Starting with the left line, let's pick two coordinates that are on the line
  • I've picked: (-2, 5), (-3, 3)
  • gradient (m) = (3 - 5) ÷ (-3 - -2) = -2 ÷ -1 = 2
  • We can then use the equation y = mx + c (m is gradient)
  • y = 2x + c
  • We know we have the point (-3, 3) on this line
  • (-3, 3) = (x, y) so x = -3 and y = 3
  • y = 2x + c
  • 3 = 2 × -3 + c
  • 3 = -6 + c
  • c = 9
  • Finally, we can say y = 2x + 9

Doing the exact same steps for the other line...

  • y = -3x + 9
  • Since we now have two y = ... equations
  • We can say y = y
  • Which is the same as
  • 2x + 9 = -3x + 9
  • We rearrange to find x...
  • 5x = 0
  • x = 0
  • That gives us the x-coordinate of where the lines meet (the solution of the system of equations)
  • We can then pick either equation to find the y-coordinate:
  • y = -3x + 9
  • y = -3 × 0 + 9 = 9
  • So the solution we have is at the point (0, 9)!
User Robertwest
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Answer: (0, 9) or x = 0, y = 9

Explanation:

The solution is the point of intersection.

Here, the lines intersect at the point (0, 9) in the format of (x, y) so we can pull out the answers x = 0 and y = 9.

User Makdous
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